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Need to Know
- Don't forget to complete your questionnaire as part of a feasibility study surrounding the future of Shrine Mont Camps by this Friday, August 9. Only one person per household should complete the questionnaire.
- Please keep those embarking on August mission trips in your prayers: St. James the Less, Ashland, to New Orleans St. Bernard Project (8/3-8/11); St. James's, Richmond, to West Virginia (8/4-8/10); Church of the Holy Cross, Dunn Loring, to Tanzania (8/5-8/15); and St. Mary's, Arlington, to Junior High Local Outreach Camp (8/26-8/30). If your church is not on this list, please contact Mary Ann Bryant at mabryant@thediocese.net.
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Church Calendar
8/7: Prayer Vigil for Sudan, St. Peter's, Oak Grove
8/12: Financial Peace University, St. Paul's, Richmond
8/14: Taizé Prayer Service, St. George's, Arlington
8/17: Hymn Text Writing Workshop, Messiah, Fredericksburg
8/19: Financial Peace University, St. Paul's, Richmond
8/24: Historic Sanctuary Tours, St. Peter's Oak Grove
8/26: Financial Peace University, St. Paul's, Richmond
8/29: National Cathedral Choristers Perform at Evensong, All Saints, Richmond
Pohick Church, Lorton will host an Education for Ministry group meeting Mondays from 7-10 p.m. starting in late September. For more info, please contact Charlotte Knipling at 703-946-1031.
More Church Events
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GoTaP Consulting EventsGoTaP Consulting is pleased to offer creative Annual Giving workshops in August and September. Each workshop will provide everything you need to develop an inspiring narrative budget and a time line incorporating innovative plans for building a highly effective annual campaign. You will leave with plans for your 2013 campaign to present and celebrate the reason for giving, reflecting your life-changing ministries. The workshop will focus on communication, relationship building and financial capacity.
Tues., Aug. 20 - Emmanuel, Harrisonburg
Mon., Aug. 26 - St. Christopher's, Springfield
Tues., Aug. 27 - Leeds, Markham
Tues., Sept. 10 - Christ Church, Spotsylvania
Wed., Sept. 11 - Holy Comforter, Richmond
Workshops will be held from 6-9 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring dinner if you do not have time to eat before the workshop begins. There is a charge of $25 per person for the first three people; there is no charge for the fourth person from each church.
The workshops are open to all churches and we encourage each church to send three to four people representing the vestry, stewardship committee and clergy. The workshops are being partially funded by the Diocese of Virginia's Bishop Peter James Lee Endowment for Small Church Revitalization, benefiting churches with an average Sunday attendance of less than 200.
Please register in advance. To register and for more information, contact Frances Caldwell at: fcaldwell@GOTAPconsulting.com or 804-248-6432. Information is also available on Facebook, www.facebook.com/GOTAPConsulting.
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Jump Start Conference
Does this describe your congregation?
- Sunday attendance has declined.
- Our income does not meet our expenses.
- Parts of our building are not used throughout the week.
- Fewer parishioners are available and willing to participate in important church ministries.
- We want to reverse these trends and build a new future for our church.
The Diocese of Virginia, in conjunction with the Episcopal Church Building Fund and Alexandria's Church of the Resurrection, invites you to a one-day workshop to address how your congregation can Jump Start itself to a renewed and revitalized existence.
Jump Start will take place September 14 at Resurrection. Space is limited, so reserve a spot today!
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Other Events
The Diocese of Southern Virginia and the Diocese of Maryland have partnered together to host "Essential Building Dimensions," a program for formation leaders in the Episcopal Church., Aug. 23-24 at Virginia Theological Seminary. Register by July 31 to reserve your spot
Certification ("core") training in Godly Play, usually conducted over a three-day weekend, will be offered this fall in Alexandria over three Saturdays, Sept. 21, Oct. 12, and Nov. 16, at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School.
One-day training in the newest Godly Play module (Volume 8 of The Complete Guide to Godly Play) will be held at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School on Oct. 5. Register at
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